Tracks
- Kid from Red Bank
- Duet
- After Supper
- Flight of the Foo Birds
- Double-O
- Teddy the Toad
- Whirlybird
- Midnite Blue
- Splanky
- Fantail
- Lil' Darlin'
The Atomic Mr. Basie is a good album. All of the pieces sound good and most are full of energy and excitement. However, it did seem that many of the pieces sounded similar.
This is just an album that I really wanted to like a lot, but it just couldn't keep my attention completely. It's certainly worth listening to, but it's just not an album that I will think of when I want to listen to something I haven't heard in a while.
Some of the better pieces on the album are Kid from Red Bank, Flight of the Foo Birds, Teddy the Toad, Whirlybird and Splanky.
★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Tracks
- Medley: Just a Gigolo—I Ain't Got Nobody
- (Nothing's Too Good) For My Baby
- The Lip
- Body and Soul
- Oh Marie
- Medley: Basin Street Blues—When It's Sleepy Time Down South
- Jump, Jive, an' Wail
- Buona Sera
- Night Train
- (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You
The Wildest! is an infectiously fun swing album! Louis Prima is charismatic and his silly humor make the songs enjoyable to listen to. It's certainly an exciting album that should get anyone up and dancing.
Keely Smith is wonderful in her role as Prima's vocal sidekick, but she isn't featured enough on the album. She has just as much charisma as Prima and her voice is both powerful and beautiful. The high point of the album is her singing the lead vocal on The Lip.
The Wildest! is certainly good to play at parties and when you're in a good mood, but the songs are predictable enough that it can easily wear thin if it's played too frequently.
All the songs are good, but the truly stand out songs on the album are Medley: Just a Gigolo–I Ain't Got Nobody, (Nothing's Too Good) For My Baby, The Lip, Jump, Jive, an' Wail and Buona Sera.
★★★★★★★★☆☆
